You must behave like a GentleMan when in Public, you can be at Ease in your Quarters
(My GranMa was a Metis Abenaquis, Scottish, French Canadian and Quebecoise. En ses quatiers (within one's quarters) means something along this line, one's Room, one's Home, etc..)
GranMa stated that President Obama is a GentleMan and she was therefore incline to do what it take (and the Time it would take) to listen to what he was saying).
People who shares GranMa sense of Duties are taking knowledge to what you are saying Here and There, on this and on that, etc.. they bow their Ears on Your Words Mr. the President.
I do not know if sharing a Cultural Personal Experience in relation to President Obama is of Interest to my English language Neighbor's but I am giving it a try.
Snowy Owl
GranMa was born in Quebec and after the Passage of the Lady (GranMa called the Spanish Flu thus) the crazy years her Father brought the Family to North Chicago where she was working in a radio production industry until the Depression and then came back to Quebec in Montreal.
Meanwhile GranPa a 6 foot 4 handsome Man was playing piano all over in Hotels and made friends with Black Negro (N.B. In Quebec and in Canada when some British eared us speak french they used to tell us 'Speak White", thus the behaviors that has made us(French Canadian) 'White Negro of America'. So there was an affinity between White and Black Negros, Music was one of them up to now, Mr Robinson and Baseball up until few years, Solidarity Forces and Institutions to Help the poors, the sicks, the victims of unjustice, etc..GranPa as been bitter with politics since the Second World War and passed away 30 years ago.
The first thing that strikes me was that GranMa seems to always forget the full name of the President and called him Mr.Obama.
Just by watching him without her hearing device she said that he was a nice Boy, kind eyes, nice smiles and genteelly and at ease with his movements,he is naturally authentic, he ia a Man of Faith.
I of course made her listen to the speech of the President in Cairo that I personnaly believed has Historical Significant Important in what we are Bound to Live, and that I covered live, here at DailyKos at
Live Obama Historical Address, Egypt, June 4th 2009.
GranMa never lost the English she learned in North Chicago she always had a good job in all her Life because she was fluently Bilingual in Montreal in the 30's which was extremely seldom, she in fact developed a refine english with a lot of Scottish inserts.
First her eyes sparkles when she say this young weel raised Boy starts his speech;
She was Happy but not surprised that Mr. Obama present with Humility his excuses with diplomacy and Dignity to the Iranian People. (She said Mr. Obama is Wise)
She was pleased that he was respectful of the Muslims in his salutations in their language. (She told me that she was expecting this it was obvious he would do that, the least this Man has to do, she said).
Then she got Upset when President Obama reiterate his strong relation with Israel, (She got very Upset, and she took few second to calm down and said, this Prestigious Cairo University of Egypt is NOT the place to say these things, this is totally out of Proper Manners. I kept silent
Then she continue; "This Gentleman knew and knows that is wrong to say that in this place, somebody put Word in his Mouth, looks at his disconfort in his Eyes and Body when he said that, these Words do not come from Him.
I had to stop there because she unplugged her hearing Devices.
When she does that it is as if I Hear GranPa complaning about BigShots, lawyers and notaries, the gammick of Powers, etc..
One of my GranPa is Jew and he got me fascinated by the Jewish Culture and I have always kept an Eye on what was going on in the Jewish Community, so this week I brough her an English version article of Haaretz the "Bar-Ilan speech"
She said; "Bibi" as always been stubborn and on the settlement issues either Clinton makes the President cave in or the President put his Fist on the table and shout "Freeze I am the President".
Who knows I might continue to share in the Future, its up to you.
With regards,
Snowy Owl to the Kossacks